Dear God, my Father, please bring comfort to those who mourn the loss of loved ones today. Through the tears, hold firm the knowledge that the separation of death is but a blink of time until we shall be once again reunited in Your home. Thank You for grace and faith and comfort and hope. […]
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If that sounds like a good idea to you, take a look at this latest from Focus on The Family offering from Gary and Erin Smalley. https://www.focusonthefamily.com/how-to-stay-crazy-in-love/?sfcid=0034W000039FyOhQAK&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2149810&utm_source=RelevantResources I hope this gets it to you. We ordered it. Remember FOTF is a fully donor supported ministry. Be generous as you can. It is true that love
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OH, Father…You know every thought before I think it, every word before I speak it. Please, please help me be blessed by Your intimate nearness. Since You live in me, please live through me, shining Your Light into the darkness. If my children and theirs could only recognize Your Presence, they would never feel lonely
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LORD God, It’s especially hard for me to wait for Your answers when there’s more than one problem to deal with. I need patience, even when I read what it takes to get it. This is why I need Your Spirit: I know patience is a gift You gives to everyone who believes in You…and
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O, my Father, early in the mornings there are times when my thoughts get stuck on old and often bad behaviors—kind of like a shoe gets stuck in the mud. The problem is, my thoughts usually get stuck on things which are already forgiven past sins or insignificant issues of the present. Please help me
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LORD, Jesus, remind me all day today to be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry. Give me a pause button to take time—not only to think through what I want to say but to listen to the other person. I so want to listen carefully and pause before responding, please guard me from
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O, God, You’ve been teaching me to thank You for hard times and difficult journeys—trusting that, through them, You accomplish Your best work. And I’m learning that needing You is the key to knowing You intimately, which is the gift above all gifts! When the hurts seem overwhelming, please increase my trust in Your grace
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LORD, Jesus we have dear friends who carry a burden of grief on their backs. Please give them extra grace today so they do not stumble and fall. My plea to you today is to remove the heavy load from them and bury it at the foot of the cross. Please help them shorten the
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https://familyu.focusonthefamily.com/parenting-teens-towards-adulthood This is a super resource for any parents of teenagers. Worth a read or a listen. Feeding The Mouth That Bites You” has become something of a textbook on parenting teenagers for parents. Unlike other parenting books, Dr. Wilgus’ book provides a path for parents to follow that helps answer the questions parents of
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Father, God, as one of Your followers, I often fail to see the many blessings You shower on me. I get so busy looking for other things that I’m afraid I miss what is right before me—or what s on the way. Forgive me when I forget You are sovereign God and the timing of events
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